Mission Impossible (1996) Retrospective / Review

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[@postercereal3654]

Besides the action scenes, my favorite part of this movie is Henry Czerny as Kittridge. Pretty much steals every scene he's in. The way he enunciates his words; he sounds like a sinister airline pilot. Haha.

[@ColdCutz]

+Good Clip Hahaha that's an unbelievably perfect description! I couldn't agree more about Henry as well.

[@postercereal3654]

ColdCutz "I want him manning a radar tower in Alaska by the end of the day. Just mail him his clothes." Haha, awesome line and delivery. There's also something amusing in the way he condescends to Barnes all the time. I didn't think anyone could talk to Dale Dye that way. Wish they would bring Kittridge back for a sequel.

[@gc3k]

Henry Czerny was great in Clear and Present Danger, another mid-1990s espionage thriller

[@AQUAPHREESH193]

David Curry A GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD

[@ryanhires1901]

"if you want to shake hands with the devil that's fine with me I just want to make sure you do it in hell!"

[@Assimandeli]

As a child I was for whatever reason really spooked out by the beginning where all the characters get killed. Watching the film again I was really surprised by how haunting some of those scenes still are, with all the fog and good lighting. Brian De Palma really knows his shit when it comes to visuals.

[@Nanku42]

x2

[@-MrFozzy-]

It’s is a crime, and such a shame this channel hasn’t exploded into stardom...it is now one of my top 5 channels...I truly love it sir! Thank you

[@ArtKidTV]

Gotta respect the amount of effort and research you put into these reviews!

[@Nanku42]

hes amazing, best film account on yt, cheers to Oliver!

[@VideoGameBars]

I'm going to see "MI: Fallout" tomorrow. I can't believe the series has been going strong for this long.

[@lukeschroter9389]

FALLOUT WAS AMAAZING

[@Sparkle0501]

@@lukeschroter9389 yes

[@TheDRODOR]

@@muhammadhilmiramadhan3556 Ghost protocol boring? What?

[@mxbblife_mu]

This movie sounds like it would be amazing now. Definitely ahead of it's time.

[@Arrows]

For me it is the best MI of all Movies.

[@ranjansharma4649]

Agree totally. Feels like a team movie rather than just an Ethan Hunt movie. All the set-ups were great & direction was masterful. With each entry & in particular Rogue Nation onwards it has become more of a stunt/action oriented franchise rather than this intricate group adventure, which I particularly liked. So, the first movie is my favourite of all MI movies.

[@OliverHarper]

My voice may sound a bit more echoey than normal. The past week I've been house sitting a friends place. Their house used to be a chapel and all the rooms have large ceilings so the acoustics were a bit off.

[@Samson16667]

Oliver Harper Hey Oliver, what do you think of the film Mullholand Drive and do you like the surrealist genre?

[@tommi_natti]

Oliver Harper wow living in a chapel thats sound creepy

[@LinkMarioSamus]

Oliver Harper Hey Harper, what's the possibility of the following films getting covered: Face/Off Anaconda Titanic Good Will Hunting Jackie Brown

[@lukedaley17]

Oliver Harper do you think you could review X men( 2000 film)?

[@steerpike66]

You should have reviewed a horror at the time.

[@highwind1991]

The opening minutes of your retrospectives are better than most trailers.

[@redkommie80]

I always wait to see how the intro is done to decide if I am going to stick around and watch the rest of the vid. I usually almost always hit like as the intro is done and watching the whole video as his outro is also fantastic. Feels like bookends that tell you the movie in a new way and giving just enough to want to watch it again or for the first time. Really well done videos.

[@jordana4910]

Haven't watched this movie in nearly twenty years, and you've convinced me to check it out again Ollie. Well done!

[@steerpike66]

Above all the MI franchise has proven how absolutely adept Cruise is as a producer, how completely he understand his own limitations, his strengths and his image. The fact that such a hoary formula is still going very strong indeed (has survived and outlasted Damon's Bourne and Craig's Bond) show's how well he grasps his audience. By the time the next Cold War starts (if it hasn't started already) the MI franchise will be totally fashionable again.

[@cloudtx]

Survived and outlasted Craig's Bond?. What?. You can just say you prefer the MI films to the Bond films but outlasting isn't the right term for what you're trying to say.

[@thejamesbondshowwithkrazyk4581]

Craig's Bond is still going. Well until get gets killed off in No Time To Die and has a kid in it too!! The lefty cucks have finally de-manned 007 and about to kill the franchise. I did a video on it at my channel The James Bond Show, if you or anyone cares to come TAKE a look 😊

[@steerpike66]

I hate Craig's Bond as much as he does and even Sam Mendes can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Bond has been laughably obsolete for decades. The hero of sixty-year-old littler Englander wobblebottoms.

[@farseerflore9512]

'Plenty of doves' Shows pigeons. Made me chuckle.

[@MegaPorkchopexpress]

The Mission Impossible theme always reminds me of the classic 80's Carling Black Label tv advert with the squirrel.

[@prjaffa1978]

Oliver, brilliant as always. Totally agree. The original will always be the best. De Palma is just amazing with artistic cinematography & camera work. It's modern day Hitchcock with him & always builds subtle suspense, without it looking too explosive & chaotic. I did like Rogue Nation though, because it seemed to go back to the original spy look. I await your Alien review.

[@karlkarlos3545]

+PAUL JAFFA For me, it is Brian DePalmas Indiana Jones movie. To bad he didn't direct the other ones as well.

[@hakancarlsson2881]

Not a fan of De Palma but this one is fine. I think the last two MI has been really good action movies! Old comments I know....

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

My god, you have perfected the retrospective review into its own art form. Bravo.

[@samuelstephens6163]

It's a hugely fascinating series. MI1 is a lot like the tv series, MI2 is absurdly overstylized, MI3 is super serious but introduced the best iteration, and 4-6 are beautiful blends of all three. Fallout was a masterpiece of time-ticking fun.

[@kobintiri6652]

This is by far the best KZbin page, keep up the great work Oliver Harper

[@WilAdams]

Having grown up a huge fan of this TV series, I was online to see the day it opened. Sadly, I could not bring myself to accept that Jim Phelps would turn traitor and that KILLED the film for me. I did not return to this franchise until Ghost Prtotocol.

[@Erekose2023]

glad to see someone with the same view as myself. Just made a post before I saw your own comment. Why destory established characters? Jim Phelps.. the original Jake Skywalker.

[@oscarstainton]

Truth be told, the first Mission Impossible film is my second favourite of the series, with Ghost Protocol as my personal fave. It always irks me how often I see this film ranked just above M:I:2, when the quality difference between the two is enormous. Once again, great review, Oliver! :)

[@LudeandLude]

Ollie, Imma say this. Your ability to edit intros the way you do is amazing. You do it so well that I sometimes want to watch films I'm not particularly fond of just because of the way you highlight them. You should be doing this for a living man.

[@Rendezman562]

I wonder why Emilio Estevez never got screen credit for this film?

[@dnasty312]

IDK but his death still gets to me 😖

[@colincampbell3199]

EMILIO EMILIO Mighty Ducks guy, I swear to God.

[@MrCharliesay]

Think it was like a returning the favour cameo, because cruise was uncredited in emelios film, young guns.

[@Rendezman562]

@@MrCharliesay ah, gotcha! Good point!

[@hairy_cornflake]

It's really one movie I love, I kept watching it over and over again growing up.

[@edukation]

THANK YOU!!! Finally somebody who reveres this movie as much as I do!! And ESPECIALLY as it relates to the sequels. Nice job bro, great quality video. Subbed.

[@williamroop5126]

My favorite movie of all time. So many twists and turns, great action, and perfect pacing and directing.

[@kyleschannel6632]

Great one, Oliver. I love the first Mission Impossible. The sequels have been okay, but Rogue Nation was better than the first movie or any of the sequels in my opinion, which I don't lightly. It was the culmination of everything good about sequels mixed heavily with most everything that was good about the original. Loved the retrospective! Much love! Much appreciation!

[@danielmonroe10]

Great video Oliver. I always look forward to your next upload.

[@avidian888]

God this channel is amazing... I'm blown away by the quality of your reviews.

[@gtafelon]

Excellent review. You always deliver. The first film is my favorite as well, but I do believe that turning Phelps into the bad guy was wrong. When I first saw the movie I expected Jim would would be revealed as an impostor, but no such luck. They really put the TV show to bed with that move.

[@redkommie80]

My folks felt the same as they were fans of the TV series. If I was invested in the original series I bet i would have felt the same when Phelps turned out to be the bad guy.

[@Elementa2006]

@@redkommie80 just imagine if someone turned Kirk or Spock into a badguy in a Star Trek and imagine the amount backlash that would get

[@redkommie80]

@@Elementa2006 oh i would be passed. Reninds me of a reboot G.I. Joe comic from over 15 years ago. They made Duke a bad guy working for Cobra. Hated it. So I knew how they felt.

[@Elementa2006]

@@redkommie80 Seriously? How? Why? First they try to kill him in the 80s movie and then that and actually gets killed in one of the live action GI Joe films. Poor Duke.

[@redkommie80]

@@Elementa2006 G.I. Joe reloaded. By Devil's Due comics (I think). Took a modern/updated look and telling. Snake Eyes was related to Storm Shadow (cousins i think) who wasn't in it much, as he was also a former agent of Cobra who would be the Steps in to save the day thing. Doc was a woman.. though that didn't bother me as much. I think they wanted a small team, and while I was sure Scarlet had a big part, I couldn't remember if they had any other female characters outside of Baroness (edit here) But yeah, I think it ran less than 20 issues cause of the backlash to turning Duke. Yeah, he always getting a raw deal.

[@mrmacross]

My mom was a huge fan of the original 60's series, and then the remake. She never forgave this movie for ruining the Jim Phelps character.

[@internziko]

Another stellar video Oliver.. Keep up the good work..

[@OliverHarper]

+paul Z Thanks Paul!

[@romeokoroma3341]

⁠ Please do mr and Mrs smith 2005 movie.

[@jamesmitchell4927]

Remember getting this for a christmas present when I was a kid on VHS, great memory watching this with my parents and loving the twisting tale and seeing the pub my cousins live near in London at the end of the film

[@DaylightDigital]

Oliver's trailers are always so good man!!

[@AziaXtremeNFinity]

Lately I've been tryin to collect a lot of movies you've been doin retro/reviews even though I already have most of them because whenever I watch yur retro/reviews u make those films sound interestin

[@squeeeb]

Brilliant film. Soundtrack is fantastic and that train sequence is still one of my favorites! I enjoy the sequels a lot (aside from MI2) but this one is special.

[@brucesnow7125]

One of the main reasons I loved Rogue Nation is because it really feels close to tone of the first movie, love these series, it never gets old

[@txmoney]

Stellar retrospective. I was originally negative toward the film as I am a fan of the TV series. However, if I look at it as a stand alone thriller, it's quite good...excellent in fact. I thoroughly enjoyed all the MI films except MI 2.

[@BlogDoppiaggiItalioti]

Another fantastic retrospective Oliver Harper . Luckly for me, I tend to agree on all the more personal opinions that seep through your reviews, which makes your retrospectives all the more enjoyable to listen to. Plus, being probably the same age as you, I can often relate to many similar experiences of when certain movies and games came out. I still have Mission Impossible for N64 and what a let down that game was!

[@sfighter0085]

Good stuff as always. I don't think I ever sat through this movie, I only managed to catch certain scenes of it. After watching this review, I may want to seek this movie out. Great Job.

[@minhdo3482]

"thanx to J.J. Abrams"... I never thought I'd hear that. Usually Abrams is the Grim Reaper, he kills franchises not help it

[@ianlampe1502]

Update: The soundtrack is getting an expanded and re-mastered re-release! In the words of Stimpy: "SCREAM LIKE A GIRL!".

[@davidenglish1321]

New to ya channel an I've spent the whole weekend watching your videos n I must say I love your taste in movies.. I just wish my friends were in to movies as much as I am so could share your videos

[@MikeKraze]

Your end trailer in this one is amazing!

[@jdsantibanez]

I always liked the first one the most. Brian De Palma is a great director. He was always great at creating atmosphere and suspense. And I always felt cheated by not been able to see the love scene between Cruise and Emmanuelle Béart. It would be terrific if they could realease a longer version on DVD or Blu-Ray.

[@OliverHarper]

JD SANTIBÁÑEZ The blu-ray release would've benefited from having the deleted scenes, its pretty slim on extras.

[@kylemundy8871]

Those French boobs are worth atleast 2 thumbs up

[@cjewe1z]

I'm glad they didn't show it! I would have flipped out in a fit of jealous rage!

[@Corporal_Hicks]

Once again you deliver a great review to a great movie.

[@dasnutnock6408]

Mission Incomprehensible. Great movie, with stylish action set pieces, but a plot that took many rewatches to fully understand.

[@ghostlightx9005]

Nice one. I'm going to rewatch this one.

[@kieronbhamra4542]

cheers mate for your time and effort. love watching these before i sleep . your like the new david attenborough

[@OliverHarper]

kieron bhamra haha thanks buddy

[@romeokoroma3341]

⁠ Please do mr and Mrs smith 2005 movie.

[@JustinMcVicar]

For me personally, I loved the second movie as much as the first. Granted, the second movie didn't have much of a plot. But the action scenes did create a sense of tension. The main issue I have, is the overuse of slow motion. Those slow motions scenes, where Tom and Thandie's characters are gazing into each other eyes were hilarious. For me, the weakest was the 3rd movie. Mainly because it just seemed to be a fan service reboot. And the whole idea of the Rabit's Foot, was annoying. Hoffman's part, however, was outstanding. Ghost protocol was awesome! Larry Bird is a brilliant director. The actions scenes were amazing, and weren't over the top at all. The humour was the perfect amount. It is hilariously ironic, how much he paid homage to the movie series in The Incredibles, and ended up directing one.

[@samuelstephens6163]

Justin McVicar Larry Bird? NBA on the brain?

[@Ripside2]

2 WAS THE WORST!!!! The motorcycle duel smh...

[@luxskywalker8094]

My favorite spy action thriller and one of my favorite movies of all time . Master piece

[@dnasty312]

I watched it again today (remembering what you said, good sir) and have a newfound love and appreciation for it 👍👍 _Ghost Protocol_ and this one are my favorites

[@lancelindqvist8848]

Love it. Best in the series. Please do more of them!

[@CinemaGulp]

Just watched it in a marathon for the MI films. It was a solid film. I saw it when I was 17 and hadn't seen it since. I remember not enjoying it then, but that's probably because of what you mentioned. It doesn't hold your hand. Another good one Oliver.

[@Dohsoda]

Mission: Impossible II & Rogue Nation are my favorites of the series so far. I'm very interested in seeing what "M:I - Fallout" brings to the franchise.

[@falkenvir]

It brings in Superman

[@Dohsoda]

@@falkenvir It was pretty rad lol. Can't wait for M:I VII and VIII.

[@NickMichalak]

I finally gave this one a full watch through in doing my franchise re-watch ahead of Dead Reckoning Part One, and it was very impressive. The 4K does a great amount of justice. It might feel a little 90's at times, but despite the conflicts on set, De Palma delivers the most paranoid thriller of the franchise. It does require tight attention to weave through the plot, and the point where Hunt is thinking one thing but saying another took a rewind to start grasping the filmmaking intentions there. So, maybe on a first watch it gets a little tangled, but it's truly a superb thriller with smart sequences and clever storytelling to make it feel like a noir espionage mystery. I need more De Palma in my life! I believe he did speak more in-depth in his "De Palma" documentary a few years ago about the problems on this film. I'll have to watch that full doc eventually.

[@quentinbryantart5684]

very very good!I'm amazed at how so many times I completely agree with your opinion and review!

[@Rorginator]

This review makes me want to watch this movie again.

[@nmcvicker03]

Based on sales adjusted for inflation, the first movie is still the most successful. All of the sequels, continue to decline in ticket sales. Part of that is over saturation of the market and also the theater business in general.

[@rif42]

25:32 The disk featured in the film is a 90 mm (3.5") MO-disk (Magneto Optical disk). At the time of the film 640 MB MO-disks were available, but the sponsor of the film Apple at that time still only sold the previous generation 230 MB drives, so these were used in the film.

[@MrBrockberg]

I think all the mission impossibles are great , Cruise is a hell of a actor

[@fluorosco]

Kitteridge's mole hunt works thank to Ethan " Morning Mr. Phelps." Brilliant Movie

[@makboil]

Excellent review as always - really addictive Oliver! Keep it up!Please review Tombstone one day! Cheeers

[@KRSsven]

I think you're exactly right about Tom Cruise - even when he's putting in a great performance, it's still just Tom Cruise. He's made such a name of himself (negatively as much as positively with his maniac period and Scientology) that people only see the actor. For example I love War of the Worlds, but Cruise is such a big name that it was difficult to get invested in his character. Many actors have fallen into the pattern of being so huge it doesn't really matter what film they're in - such as Cruise, Will Smith, and Nicole Kidman among others. Other, better actors can cut through their star-name pull and actually show their true acting ability (George Clooney has been in this bracket for a number of years by carefully choosing what he's in).

[@Texy88]

I always enjoy your retrospectives; every single new one is on par with being as exciting as arriving on the day when a film that you were gagging to see arrives. Being a John Woo fan and someone who particularly loved _The Killer_ and _Hard-Boiled_ I was initially impressed by _M:I2_ when I saw it in the cinema, although it has been quite a while since I last saw it so I may have to give it another watch soon to see if my opinion of it has faltered at all (and, if it has, by how much). I saw _Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation_ on the Tuesday just gone and I absolutely loved it. The scene with Tom Cruise on the plane was just jaw-dropping in parts.

[@sanshoryu]

I really like these. Wish they'd come out more frequently.

[@OliverHarper]

sanshoryu If you're a supporter of my patreon you receive them 3 days early. This month there has been slightly less output due to me having a break.

[@bronzewand]

awesome intro!

[@markaaron9957]

De Palma had already emulated Hitchcock's psychopath and noir-ish suspence films several times. But Hitchcock was also known for spy suspence as well. I was happy to see De Palma finally direct something more along the lines of "North By Northwest." I love the imaginative and compelling use of spy cliché throughout the movie.

[@conorm2540]

I’m a fan of the entire franchise, but this is the only one that I truly regard as a great standalone film. Not only the best in the series, but one of the best action/thrillers of all time imo. The direction is vintage De Palma, and Elfman’s score is brilliant.

[@alexandredion2151]

Wonderful review Oliver ! The best MI by far, the direction, score and acting are all amazing. It also is the most realistic of the series. Anybody knows how to see or has seen the cut love scene between Ethan and Claire shown briefly in the trailer ???

[@JPPW1982]

Mission Impossible seems to get better with each movie.

[@glennoleksak9349]

wow!!! good job again Oliver !! I do love that movie. mg dad does only like the TV series only. i sure enjoy all of it. the casting. the video games u show. behind the scenes. the sequel's. the screenplay. I do find it alot awsome for real since the movie is 20 years old. I give the video and the movie 4 solid stars!!!!! good video. #37.

[@armyofninjas9055]

One of my favorite movies. Was amazing when it came out.

[@reneelasswell3734]

It kills me how many movie plots revolve around lists of covert assets being compromised. Speaking as an intelligence officer we don't really has lists floating about... Good movie but silly premise.

[@gaspargh]

Awesome video Oliver. In 1996, "Mission Impossible" was distributed here in Chile by UIP (United International Pictures). This movie was so succesful that UIP decided to asked for more money from the chilean cinemas to let show this film than the rest of the distribution companies. As the cinema chains did not agree they decided to wait and althoug "M-I" was released in may 22nd, chileans have to wait until September 12th to see it. During the summer of that year I got the chance to spend one week in London and one big theater (which name I can´t remember) was showing this movie. Until this day I regret not watching it in the UK, because unfortunately here in Chile was projected in few theaters that didn't digital sound and very old projectors so the movie was really dark. Although is not my favorite of the franchise, every movie of the saga has been one step ahead in the spy genre taking a different road from the "coolness" of the Bond movies and the "non stop action" of the Bourne films.

[@OliverHarper]

Gaspar Gajardo wow didn't know it was that successful in Chile! cheers for the info Gaspar!

[@BrendanMacWade]

Stephen H Burum was one of the best American DPs of the 80s and 90s. He made only 2 more movies with De Palma before being dumped. De Palma, being relatively private, never explained why (to my knowledge). Burum also shot Mystery Men (1999), which might be worth reviewing.

[@karlkarlos3545]

+Brendan A. MacWade It's strange that De Palmas movies went slowly down hill since Stephen left.

[@connormcleod9595]

Superb movie.. another de Palma classic

[@EricRyder2012]

Hello Oliver, Eric Ryder here! Wonderful review on "Mission Impossible (1996)". I really thought this was a very well-executed spy, suspense flick. I have grown to like Ethan Hunt as a character here because he was more believable than James Bond and that he wasn't a slick, suave individual, but a man serious and dedicated to his missions as precarious as they were. I liked that he was a decent character and that he didn't engage in any intercourse with the female lead, Clare Phelps who's married to Jim Phelps. I liked that the film got its audience guessing and thinking rather than wowing. Sure it wasn't fast-paced or explosive, but subtle and smart. The final scenes between Hunt and Phelps was very intense and their conflict wasn't flashy, but it stayed real and I wanted the franchise to have stayed this way. I guess the action fans wanted thrills for the sequels which is still wonderful as this franchise progresses, but it loses its direction from going from a spy thriller to an action film without giving a real reason except that it changes directors from Brian De Palma to John Woo. It's still a great film and a great franchise 9/10 for me. Please come visit my channel with my review on "Mission Impossible". Feel free to leave a comment. Okay? Thank you.

[@cloudtx]

This one is my favorite from the MI series by far. Great mix of a spy mystery with good action. If you are into older PlayStation games and don't mind a bit of clunky graphics/gameplay, I recommend playing the game for the PS1. It offers a good amount of stealth (which was rare at the time), puzzles and some action. The soundtrack is brilliant as well.

[@stoy1000]

Oliver your reviews are great and they deserve more views and subscribers. I heard on a previous review you're a big street fighter fan. There's a live action adaption called Street Fighter - Assassins Fist, which shows the back story of Ryu & Ken, Its the best street fighter adaption I've ever seen and I'd be very interested to hear your thoughts on it. Its available on Netflix or KZbin. Cheers mate keep up the good work.

[@OliverHarper]

stoy1000 thanks for your feedback!. I've seen the new SF series on KZbin. It was very good. I may look into reviewing it at some point :)

[@OliverHarper]

+Dylan B im 33 this month!. I have thought about doing the first Spider-Man flick. Power Rangers is a big maybe. The TV series came out in the UK when I was a bit too old for it too gain my interest.

[@TheJonnJonnz]

+Dylan B It's really hard for me to take anyone who 's into the Power Rangers seriously. But I do try to understand it tho. I am Asian and grew up with lots of Asian Power Ranger-type stuff and loved it as a kid. But as I grew older I thought to myself that the West wud never fall for such kind of stuff and realized that I only liked it cause I was too young. Lo and behold, the west adopts this genre, and I cudn't believe it and just found the entire thing ridiculous. I just - I couldn't understand the appeal. Sure I did when I was a kid, but after that, I just found the entire thing silly. I always thought people who like it were just doing so as a sort of joke, 'coz it really just feels so ridiculous to me.

[@alwaysxnever]

Mission Inpossible is such a great film.I loved the villains' theme in MI:2. Definitely a John Woo film.MI:3 is my favorite. It was more of a team film and Philip Seymour Hoffman's villain is still unmatched in my opinion. Admittedly the film is missing something that the first film has.

[@iamsuperbatman1993]

Mission: Impossible II didn't feel like a Mission: Impossible film at all, but more of the lines of a James Bond film from the Brosnan era and since that is considered to be one of the weaker eras of that franchise, that is saying something.

[@p_nk7279]

I love 1 and Ghost Protocol!

[@Dreaklock]

The first one is still the best. Though Ghost Protocol and Fallout are awesome.

[@fremendar9659]

Just wish the first 3 Mission: Impossible movies would get 4K remasters and all the extras for Blu-ray or UHD Blu-ray. Seen all 5 M:I films in cinemas and a huge fan of the Original including 1980's TV show. Also the rumored 3 1/2 hour cut for Mission: Impossible 2.

[@Draycoe]

I found the helicopter scene at the end just too silly, but the rest of the film is sheer brilliance. Great review, again!

[@nicholassiple7838]

This series has been going nearly 25 yrs is crazy especially since Fallout is likely my favorite one to date.

[@albion65]

Original cast member Martin Landau (who also hated the film) said that all the original TV cast members were offered roles in the film. Specifically they were supposed to play the IMF team who gets killed off. That is why the movie feels lite on giving the team depth because originally it was supposed to bank on the audience knowing the team from the series. Landau refused their offer when he found out that he was going to killed off before the end of the first act. He said that he did not want to make fans of his character mad or pissed off in seeing him die.

[@willie_the_monkey_king]

I agree with you the first one was the best out of all the Mission: Impossible movies. I was surprised to hear that Tom Cruise was a fan of the TV show because the movies don't really seem to embody what the show was about (basically a spy thriller that fit the mold of a heist movie), with that said the first movie managed to capture the FEELING of watching the show (I used to see re-runs as a kid and for example the wire scene really gave you that tension you would feel when watching the show) however, what really bugged me from Mission: Impossible 2 and from what I saw of the 3rd one, felt they would've been really good action movies if they didn't try to package themselves as Mission: Impossible movies. As usual, I really appreciated your retrospective. Thank you.

[@EricSatterberg1]

Excellent job, Oliver. I'd been looking forward to this ever since I saw the preview. What's next? I noticed you have touched Scorsese. Perhaps, it's time to visit Goodfellas?

[@EricSatterberg1]

Haven't *

[@OliverHarper]

Eric Satterberg ALIEN will be next Eric!

[@EricSatterberg1]

Oliver Harper That is great but I hope you do Aliens as I prefer it to the first! I just recently watched the extended cut of Aliens. I prefer the theatrical version as the extended cut feels a little too sci fi cheezy in places.

[@bobo577]

This movie for a first installment in the Mission Impossible Film Series is pretty good. For a film with little action, it's story and plot are engaging.

[@tashrif46]

Excited for Dead Reckoning. Fallout was one of the best action movies in recent years. I didn't think they could top Rogue Nation but they did. Wouldn't put it past Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise to knock it out of the park again.

[@captainjakemerica4579]

Gosh I love this movie the whole Mission Impossible series is great!!!

[@CRITTERBUSTERS]

Great review Oliver, I haven't watched MI1 in a long time, I remember being bored and confused by it when I saw it, MI2 had great action scenes and nice cinematography but the story was so downbeat that it made the action feel out of place, it tried to be serious but failed because of its OTT action. MI3 took the best parts of the first two films and combined them, and was the first one that i truly liked, and the following films have gotten better IMO

[@ForceMaximus84]

Twenty-one years and four sequels later, this is still the best Mission.

[@nightwingjosh8491]

think you'll review the later films on the retrospective? if so there's a recent m:i set for the lego dimensions game that looks alright, it follows the story of the 1st film

[@lukaszskywalker126]

I love this movie.

[@madmaxmel]

I agree, oliver. The first is still the best, and it is because of the plot which is one of the best seen in a spy films. Part two is the weakest, I was very disappointed when I saw it. Other parts then were good entertainment, but far from the first plot. It is true that Tom Cruise's role in the film industry is already so iconic that he has become a man, who plays Cruise. But he is, however, really always a pleasure to watch. And can expect that there will be good entertainment. Thank you again for the excellent job, Oliver.

[@1dbanner]

I have nostalgia for this because I really remember when it came out. More than anything, I remember my older brother telling me this was too smart for me, bastard... There's a story that De Palma evidently told off visiting director Reza Badiyi, who directed the most episodes of the television show and was asked by Paramount to visit the set. Who knows if it is true, but given De Palma's genius for putting his foot in his mouth on set, I believe it. The second movie was one of the first films I remember playing the first summer I worked at the cinema, and thought it was trash.

[@Kusanagikaiser999]

Great review as always, the only thing I disagree is that I love more the sequels from 3 to 5 (Ghost Protocol been my favorite of all) way more than this film, I kinda hate this one as a kid because the same reasons of the actors and fans of the old show, the treatment of Jim Phelps make me hate this movie the first time I watched and the complicate plot was too much for my little mind back them, I watched then again more grow up and I enjoy it way better, able to see all the details in the big plot and I realize how great this movie really was, I still today like this film a lot, but it's not nearly as fun as 3,4 or 5 in my humble opinion, anyway still agree with this review a lot, love the effort you always put in gain all the technical details of the production and reception of the film.

[@madxico]

Your finally paragraph sums it all up. This first "bland" movie is much closer to the series, and that´s why it´s so good.. (For me at least!) Keep up the good work, Oliver!

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

Ghost Protocol is the best one